Not everything we cover is serious. Here are the stories that made us smile this year, and we hope they’ll give you joy, too.
One Fort Campbell veteran is on a mission to share the healing powers of flowers
A new horticulture therapy program at UT is helping veterans destress through gardening.
Fort Campbell units deploying to Europe amid continuing tensions between Ukraine and Russia
Several hundred soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are deploying to Europe starting Tuesday night in anticipation of a potential Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Fort Campbell flies Black Hawk helicopters — without pilots — for the first time
The Army’s first automated flight of an unmanned and unarmed Black Hawk helicopter took place at Fort Campbell over the weekend. The system known as ALIAS flew for a half hour while navigating the imaginary towers of downtown Manhattan.
Fort Campbell Hospital Swamped With Sick COVID Patients, Despite Army’s Vaccine Mandate
The hospital on post at Fort Campbell has been full of COVID patients, and most are unvaccinated. That’s despite a mandate for all soldiers.
‘A Complete Waste’: Middle Tennessee Veterans Grapple With U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Timothy Griffin has been having a lot of long nights. “I probably have not slept since it happened,” Griffin says, “since I woke up and the headline was Afghan president flees the country, Taliban are in Kabul.”
Fort Campbell Commander Warns Unvaccinated Soldiers That Their Summer Travel Will Be Limited
In an effort to encourage more soldiers to get their COVID vaccine and protect everyone from COVID-19, Fort Campbell’s commander says unvaccinated troops will not be able to travel freely over the summer. That’s when many take leave to see family for extended periods or even move between installations.
Fort Campbell Confronts Vaccine Hesitancy Among Young And Healthy Troops
The COVID vaccine campaign has been compared to a wartime effort — but it hits a little different when posters of Rosie the Riveter and Uncle Sam asking people to get their shot are plastered around an Army post like Fort Campbell.
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